From 2011 onwards, the name Harumanis can only be used exclusively to refer to the variety of mangoes grown in Perlis.
It is widely believed that the Harumanis variety of mangoes first surfaced in Indonesia in the late 1950s before its introduction to Malaysian orchards about a decade later.
The popular variant took Perlis by storm in the early 1980s when the Raja of Perlis initiated village improvement projects that saw Harumanis mango trees replacing unproductive fruit trees to enhance economic returns for the villagers and at the same time boost their living standards.
